Members of the public walk into a voting center as it opens on election day at Ngaio Town Hall in Wellington, New Zealand, on November 7, 2026. Polls in New Zealand opened on Novemeber 7 on the final day of a vote taking place against a backdrop of concerns over rising costs of living and the broader state of the economy. AFP journalists at a polling station in central Wellington, the capital, saw election workers ushering in voters. Polls will close at 07:00 pm (0600 GMT), with results expected to trickle in after that. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP via Getty Images)